Scholarships for Accommodation of Prospective Students

To be eligible:

• Applicants must be Australian citizens or hold an Australian humanitarian visa and be undertaking an undergraduate course of study as Commonwealth Supported students at the University of Wollongong.
• They must meet the low socio-economic background criteria and be enrolled as full-time students, unless there are exceptional circumstances that prevent them student from studying full-time.
• Applicants must have also attended school and/or lived in rural and regional Australia for an extended period and have moved away from that area to undertake higher education as an internal student.

Please note:

• Applications are via the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC), not UOW.
• For more info, please refer to http://www.uac.edu.au/indexhome.html.
• Please note that the opening and closing dates for these scholarships may differ from UOW scholarships.

Selection is on the basis of:

• recent academic records
• potential for contribution to the residential community
• demonstrated need such as social or financial need.

Applicants will be required to complete a questionnaire on social and/or financial disadvantage. This questionnaire will be mailed to applicants after the closing date for scholarship applications.

Selection is based on:

• outstanding academic achievement based on results in the NSW HSC or equivalent
• potential for contribution to the residential community.
• being accepted as a resident of International House.

• Recipients must be accepted as a resident of Weerona College.
• Satisfactory academic achievement in the NSW HSC or equivalent is required.
• Applicants will be asked to forward a resume and a 300-word essay titled, 'Weerona College will be just like home or will it?'.

• The scholarship is awarded to a student commencing study who resides in, and attended high school in the Southern Highlands.
• Selection is based on demonstrated financial or other needs.